St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. s, 1887

the Capital, may mention the Hon.
r. p, Blaud, of Missouri, who is often
referred to as "Silver Bland" on ac-
count of the leading part ia ken by him
in the legislation that authorized the
coinage of the dollar of our daddies,' y
and also because he is on all occasions
the steadfast friend and champion OF
silver. Mr.. Bland gives his views as to
fine proper course of legislation in the
Fjftieth Congress. He thinks a COM
promise tariff bill will pass, and that it
will include the repeal of the tobacco
tax he believes that the tariff should
be reduced $100000,000 the free list
should be largely increased and there
should be reduction OF the duties on
other imports. He thinks there will be
no financial legislation except in so far
as tariff legislation affects the finances:
The question of changing the time of
the meeting of Congress Is again, as
we'll as the terms Of the members, being
aeitated, and there are numberless ad-
yocates in the affirmative, while on the
other hand, the desentlents can be
counted on ones fingers | have yet to
see a convincing reason why Congress
should meet, as 1t does at present, th!r-
teen months after the election OF Its
members, but on the contrary, there
are many grave objections to the sys-
tenn now in vogue, among when may
mantion that Congressman should come
fresh from the people that their sue
cessors should not be elected until the
;ncnmbents serve out their first term J;
that the present custom is antagonlstic
IN the progressive spirit OF the age.
CONGRESS- now meets on the first Mon
dav in December, and before that body
onfs fairly to work, an adjournment for
the holidaysis in order. Why should
not Congressmen, like most other elect
i've officials, begin their duties on the
irst of the year and be paid per annum.
The theory of States right has Ger
+ainly received substantial encourage
ment from the decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the Chicago
Anarchist cases, and [ doubt not, if
such a thing be possible, that the spirit
of the great Calhoun lowered jubilantly
over the historical and eventful scene
that in a measure indicated the con-
stitutionality of his distinctive doctrine
of the reserved rights of the States in
the Federal compact. But, however,
that may be, believe the verdict, Oh
it's merits, is generally appauded as
Just and righteous.
A Young newspaper correspondent of
this CITY took advantage of the occasion
to send sham 'infernal machine to
Chief Justice matchmaking the i'm
preston that it was scheme of the
friedns of the anarchists, for revenge on
the Court. The wreckless youth made
a sensation in the Capital, but the Sc
ouel was his confinement in the gloomy
cell of the police station until balled
out.
Earlier in the past week, Washington
had another sensation IN the shape OF
cholera scare, caused by two Italian
suspects from New York, who, together
with their effects, were given tumiga-
ton and permitted to depart. 1t any
more ships supposed to be infected with
cholera arrive in New York barbor,
the Government will unceremoniousiy
order them back from whence they
came. &C.,,
A Treasury clerk has caused no little
naturalization in that department by in
venting new counting machine
which. if it works as successfully as the
promises, will do the work
of ak persons better than they can do
II. And that is what carries sorrow to
the souls Of the charming "countesses,"
a large number of whom are operating
the old machine at a compensation of
from $3.50 to SO per day. Nor will the
inventor be benefited Pc
cuniarily, as he invented the machine
while in Government service. So he
gets not cent for his ingenuity.
The airs full of rumors OF coming
Cabinet cbaDges-whether unfounded
or not your correspondent is unable to
say-to the effect that upon the trans
Ger of Secretary Lamar to the Supreme |
Bench, Postmaster General Villas will |
occupy the vacancy, while the Wiscon- |
sin statesman will be succeeded by Don.
NJ. Dickinson. of Michigan. On the
other hand, it is said to be the Presi-
DENTS purpose to appoint prominent |
Union General as Mr.. Lamar's success
,or, and if this be true, [ believe bis
,hoice will fall upon Gen. John C.
Black, Commissioner Of Pensions.
We know that Mr.. Burke and his ad-
ninistration coadjutors would but be
90 happy to see the Democratic party
,plit in twain in this State. When he
md Jim Houston, McEnery's first and
second lieutenants, manipulated the
ixth congressional convention at Ba-
ion Rouge, and counted out the Irion
delegation of Avoyelles and the Littell
delegation of St, Landry, and counted
u the Thorpe and Estilette factions Of
,olters, it would have been the height
# their ambition to see all the friends
f Gen. Nichols secede from the con-
ention, organize another and nomi-
ate another candidate. 1t is true they
licked the delegates from ST. Landry
ut of the convention, but they could
ot kick them out of the Democratic
arty. Hence their sorrow, hence their
rief. hence their lamentations.
We want the I'D. and those who
raw their political aspirations from its
naculate source, to distinctly under
tand, that if the cry of reform has been
aised in every parish and town in Lou
,iana, it is not against the Democratic
arty; but against E, A. Burke, James
!. Houston and others, friends and adj
isers of Gov. McEnery, who have be-
.ayed the majority of the Democrats of
onisiaua, and have used the power
,nfided to them, in order to defeat the
i'll of the Democracy and to trail its
amer in the dust. In doing so we
,all be only indicating our rights as
nnest and true Lake
harles Commercial.
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